self-denial

self–de·ni·al

noun \-di-ˈnī(-ə)l\

Definition of SELF-DENIAL

: a restraint or limitation of one's own desires or interests

First Known Use of SELF-DENIAL

1642

Related to SELF-DENIAL

Synonyms: abnegation, renouncement, repudiation, self-denial

Antonyms: indulgence, self-indulgence

Related Words: denial, refusal; relinquishment, resignation, surrender; self-abnegation, self-renunciation

Near Antonyms: acceptance; adoption, embrace, embracement, espousal

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Rhymes with SELF-DENIAL

Anglophile, country mile, cyclostyle, domicile, family style, Francophile, Gallophile, hypostyle, in denial, juvenile, projectile, rat-tail file, rank and file, single file, statute mile